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(No Model.)

I. G. BDDINGTON.

ADJUSTABLE LEG FOR WASH TUBS.

No. 348,195. Patented Aug. 31, 1886.

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FRANK G. EDDINGTON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNEASSIGNMENTS, TO E. BRAINERD FOOTE AND WVILLIAM RUFUS WAGNER, BOTH OFSAME PLACE.

FOR WASH-TUBS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 348,195, dated August31,1886.

Serial No. 179,886. (No model.)

T all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK G. EDDINGTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Legs orSupports for XVash-Tubs; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

Like letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

My invention relates to supports for wash- :5 tubs, and has for itsobject to provide aseries of adjustable legs, which may be readily andsecurely'attached to the tub, the legs being so constructed as to renderthem equally serviceable upon either large or small tubs, each of thelegs being independent of the others. Three or more may be used as asupport for the tub, and when not in use they may be removed from thetub and packed within small compass for convenience in storing. I 2 5accomplish this object in the manner hereinafter specified, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a sideelevation of a wash-tub supported upon adjustable legs constructed inaccordance with myinvention. A portion of the tub is shown as brokenaway. Fig. 2 isa detail perspective View of a portion of one of the legsand tub-supporting block, the block being shown as detached.

A represents a wash-tub. B is an adjustable leg or support, provided atits upper end with a metallic hook, a, adapted to fit over or clasp theupper edge of the tub. The inner face of the upper portion of the leg isbeveled, as 0 shown, so as to adapt it to fit securely against the sideof the tub. Upon the inner side of the leg the block 0 is adjustablysecured by means of a bolt, D, provided upon its inner end with athumb-screw, d. The opening 0 in the block, through which the boltpasses, is in the form of a vertical slot, thus permitting the block tobe adjusted vertically. Thelower inner face of the block is providedwith a pin or projection, 0, adapted to enter one of a series ofcorresponding openings or holes,pro-

vided in the adjacent face of thelcg. The upper end of the block isprovided with a notch,

b, the vertical side of which is beveled as shown at I), thus adaptingit to fit securely against the inner face of the chine of the tub, whilethe shoulder, formed by the notch b, forms a rest for the lower edge ofthe chine, and the bottom of the tub rests upon the upper end of theblock.

From the foregoing description the Opera tion of my device will bereadily understood.

\Vhen it is desired to attach the leg to the tub, the block Cis releasedfrom contact with the leg by loosening the thumb-screw (Z. The hook a isthen secured over the upper edge of the tub, and the block is raiseduntil its upper end is in contact with the bottom of the tub, when, bytightening the thumb-screw d, the leg is drawn firmly against the sideof the tub, and the chine is secured between the inclined 7o face I) ofthe notch I) and the inner face of the leg. The pin or projection 0 uponthe block enters the corresponding hole in the plate upon the adjacentface of the leg,thus preventing the possibility of verticaldisplacement. 7 5

Three or more legs may be used, as the size and weight of the tub or thestrength of the legs demand.

As each of the legs or supports is entirely free or independent of theothers, should one of them be either lost or broken, it could be readilyreplaced without necessitating the re construction of the entire stoolor support for the tub.

If desired, one of the series of legs used 8 may be provided with awheel or caster for convenience in moving.

TIaving thus described my invention and set forth its merits, what Iclaim to be new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, iso 1. Thecombinatiomwith a wash-tub and detachable legs, each provided with aseries of holes, of an adjustable block having apin or projectionadapted to engage with said holes, said block being secured to said legand f0rm- 9 5 ing a support for said tub,substantial1y as described.

2. In a device for the purpose described, a leg provided with a metallicplate having perforations, as described, combined with the blockG,having projection c,and slot c,and the bolt D, passing through saidslot and adjustably securing said leg and block together,substantiallyas described.

3. The c0mbination,with the tub and leg, of the block 0, secured to saidleg and having square end 0, and notch b,having inclined side 11;,Substantially as and for the purpose speci- 4. The combinatibmwith thelegs B, having beveled portions 1), of a tub having inclined sides andblocks, as O, adjustably secured to

